Rickard's Red - Molson Coors Canada

IMBrayon

New Brunswick (Canada)

4.28/5  rDev +39.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Rickard's Red has finally been added to the inventory of beers available New Brunswick Canada's liquor stores.
This excellent red ale was first introduced to me some 5 years ago in Ontario forcing me to travel far and wide to get my hands on a few.
At a recent tasting with a few friends Rickard's Red was at the top of the list along with a local New Brunswick beer called Alpine. At this tasting we learned not to mix too many types of beers together as the drinkabiltity of lighter tasting beers such as Corona and Budweiser were very negatively affected by the stronger tasting ones such as Rickard's.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2003 19:36:10 | More by IMBrayon

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

2/5  rDev -34.6%

05-13-2013 02:56:35 | More by Krakpoff

DLS168

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev +6.2%

05-04-2013 12:02:11 | More by DLS168

blazin5050

Ontario (Canada)

2.71/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Rickard's Red, it's a beer that I'm unfortunately drawn to as there is NO GOOD BEER in the small town of Waterford, Ontario. Alas it's not disgusting, it's a so so beer that isn't good but isn't bad. There's a small amount of flavor, and it's not off putting.

Smells like a slightly breadier than usual macro lager, as to be expected. A hint of maltiness, not much else.

Not very dissimilar to the nose, it's a beer that I can gulp without the nauseating feeling of having to put it back in the glass.

Like I said, there's no good beer out here, you either get used to it or you put up some cash and drive a lot. Seriously, I have to drive 25 minutes to get to an LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) that stocks about 10 decent craft beers that aren't macro produced wannabes. For the real good stuff I have to drive 45 minutes to an hour. Don't waste your time with this beer unless you're in my position. I moved from just outside of Philadelphia to here, Beer Hell.

Serving type: on-tap

04-30-2013 03:42:07 | More by blazin5050

Lobstertainment

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +30.7%

04-24-2013 06:49:15 | More by Lobstertainment

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -26.5%

04-17-2013 14:53:09 | More by Whatup14

VikeMan

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -34.6%

04-09-2013 22:24:24 | More by VikeMan

archero

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +22.5%

04-05-2013 05:07:42 | More by archero

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -18.3%

03-23-2013 15:47:47 | More by timiskin

mynie

Indiana

3.61/5  rDev +18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Rickard is Canada's Leienkugels, I take it? Solid, well-priced beers that beer snobs tend to hate because neophyte beer people mistake them for legit craft brews.

This is a lightly hopped, bready, well balanced red ale. Very drinkable though not really exceptional in any way. I wish I had more to say but I don't because, really, not all that much was going on here.

A step up for a macro: a bit more flavorful than, say, Molson, and with absolutely no off nodes.

Serving type: on-tap

02-23-2013 22:58:44 | More by mynie

LampertLand

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +14.4%

02-18-2013 01:39:45 | More by LampertLand

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -2%

02-13-2013 13:08:38 | More by DaPan

jtfisher

4/5  rDev +30.7%

02-10-2013 22:50:12 | More by jtfisher

Ammon

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -2%

02-07-2013 03:30:40 | More by Ammon

Kloug

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +22.5%

02-07-2013 00:40:37 | More by Kloug

medrolific

3/5  rDev -2%

01-31-2013 02:19:36 | More by medrolific

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -2%

01-18-2013 12:35:46 | More by tbeckett

firstlighthiker

Tennessee

2.75/5  rDev -10.1%

01-11-2013 01:43:39 | More by firstlighthiker

RyGlas

4.25/5  rDev +38.9%

12-25-2012 17:14:44 | More by RyGlas

ssimpson89

Illinois

3/5  rDev -2%

12-07-2012 03:00:52 | More by ssimpson89

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

2.95/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

From notes... On tap at Boston Pizza...

A - Pours a clear amber colour, finger of head with little retention and no lacing.

S - Scent is bready and grainy, hints of grassy notes and burnt sugar on the finish.

T - Much like the nose with the grainy bready malt notes dominating, the subtle grassy hop notes on the finish and a lingering bready flavour.

M - Medium, smooth and wet.

O - Easy drinking but not much in terms of flavour. Reminiscent of a Molson Canadian with red food colouring.

Serving type: on-tap

12-01-2012 22:11:24 | More by andrenaline

Vyronian

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +14.4%

11-26-2012 15:59:50 | More by Vyronian

sbarre

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -18.3%

11-25-2012 00:55:39 | More by sbarre

gkjhawk

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev +14.4%

11-17-2012 21:02:57 | More by gkjhawk

mjacquard

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -34.6%

11-05-2012 23:38:42 | More by mjacquard